HUMAN DIGNITY AND

HUMAN RIGHTS
BASIS OF HUMAN DIGNITY
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE: CHARACTERISTICS
(UNITED NATIONS)

They self-identify as indigenous and in some cases are recognised by

other groups, or by State authorities, as having a distinct collective
identity:
 They have ancient historical ties with respect to living in and using a
specific territory;
 Their cultural distinctiveness is voluntary and handed down through
generations. This may include aspects of language, social
organization, religion and spiritual values, modes of production, laws
and institutions; and
 They have experienced or are experiencing subjugation,
marginalization, dispossession, exclusion or discrimination.
WHAT IS FPIC?

 FPIC is a specific right that pertains to Indigenous

Peoples and is recognized in the UNDRIP (United Nations
Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples). It
allows them to give or withhold consent to a project
that may affect them or their territories. Once they
have given their consent, they can withdraw it at any
stage. Furthermore, FPIC enables them to negotiate the
conditions under which the project will be designed,
implemented, monitored and evaluated.
 ELEMENTS OF FPIC

FREE PRIOR

INFORMED CONSENT
FREE

 Refers to a consent given voluntarily and without

coercion, intimidation or manipulation. It also refers to
a process that is self-directed by the community from
whom consent is being sought, unencumbered by
coercion, expectations or timelines that are externally
imposed.
PRIOR

 Means that consent is sought sufficiently in advance of

any authorization or commencement of activities, at
the early stages of a development or investment plan,
and not only when the need arises to obtain approval
from the community.
INFORMED

 Refers mainly to the nature of the engagement

and type of information that should be provided
prior to seeking consent and also as part of the
ongoing consent process.
CONSENT

 Refers to the collective decision made by the rights-

holders and reached through the customary decision-
making processes of the affected Indigenous Peoples or
communities.
 Consent must be sought and granted or withheld
according to the unique formal or informal political-
administrative dynamic of each community. Indigenous
peoples and local communities must be able to
participate through their own freely chosen
representatives.
United Nations

 The United Nations is an international organization

founded in 1945. It is currently made up of 193 Member
States. The mission and work of the United Nations are
guided by the purposes and principles contained in
its founding Charter.
 Each of the 193 Member States of the United Nations is a
member of the General Assembly. States are admitted to
membership in the UN by a decision of the General
Assembly upon the recommendation of the Security
Council.
 United Nations Declaration
on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
 The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of
Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) was adopted by the General
Assembly on Thursday, 13 September 2007, by a majority
of 144 states in favour, 4 votes against
 the Declaration is the most comprehensive international
instrument on the rights of indigenous peoples. It
establishes a universal framework of minimum standards
for the survival, dignity and well-being of the indigenous
peoples of the world and it elaborates on existing human
rights standards and fundamental freedoms as they apply
to the specific situation of indigenous peoples.
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8371

 AN ACT TO RECOGNIZE, PROTECT AND PROMOTE THE

RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS CULTURAL
COMMUNITIES/INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, CREATING A
NATIONAL COMMISSION ON INDIGENOUS PEOPLES,
ESTABLISHING IMPLEMENTING MECHANISMS,
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES
 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8371
https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1997/10/29/republic-
act-no-8371/

 RIGHT TO ANCESTRAL DOMAIN/ANCESTRAL LANDS

 SECTION 4-12
 RIGHT TO SELF- GOVERNANCE AND EMPOWERMENT
 SECTION 13-20
 SOCIAL JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS
 SECTION 21-28
 CULTURAL INTEGRITY
 SECTION 29-37